The fury in
her blazing eyes dares me to disagree. They challenge me to argue against the
fact that I’m the biggest fucking asshole to ever walk this planet. The men I
so fiercely despise; my father, Marcus, Dominic; their indiscretions, their
flaws, the evil that lives inside them, is nothing, fucking nothing compared
to the rotting soul I seem to host within my body.

I can’t
dispute her words. No one single spoken syllable. She gave me all of
her. Every inch of her body. Every fragment of her soul. Every morsel of her
mind. And every last shred of the love inside her oversized heart.

Everything.

“I’m sorry
your mom died,” she spits, the fury inside her eyes having claimed her
completely, coursing through her veins with unrelenting control. “I’m sorry she
was taken from you. I’m sorry you’ve let your pain manifest into hate. I’m
sorry the both of you are so black inside you can’t see any light when it
shines down on you. I’m sorry that all your mother would feel is disappointment
that the two people she spent her short life loving, turned so hateful.”

Her words
hit hard. They steal the breath from my lungs and cause my feet to stumble
backward with the force behind them.

Because
they’re true.

Author Bio

A blonde. A
brunette. A tea lover. A coffee addict. Two people. One pen name. Haley Jenner
is made up of Hailey Bond and Jenna McIntyre. They’re pals, besties
if you will, maybe even soulmates. Consider them the ultimate in split
personality, exactly the same, but completely different.

They reside
on the Gold Coast in Australia’s sunshine state, Queensland. They lead ultra-busy
lives as working mums, but wouldn’t want it any other way.

Books are a
large part of their lives. Always have been and they’re firm believers that
reading is an essential part of living. Escaping with a good story is one of
their most favorite things, even to the detriment of sleep.